VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 12, 2011) - Highbank Resources Ltd. (News - Market indicators)(FRANKFURT:V7O) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed a Mineral & Coal Notice of Work and Reclamation Program with Energy and Mines British Columbia to drill 2000 meters in the Chataway Creek and Zone areas located in the northwest corners of its large property covering over 24,000 acres in the world class Highland Valley copper ("HVC") porphyry district, Kamloops Mining Division of British Columbia. Over 1.8 billion tonnes of resources in five deposits have been discovered in the Highland Valley district to date.

The Company has an option to acquire a 50% interest in the Highland Valley property from Moag Copper Gold Resources Inc. The Property covering an area over 36 square miles is located 7 kilometers southeast of the Highmont pit, part of Teckâ¬xs Highland Valley Copper, Canada's largest operating base metal mine and 4 kilometers north of high grade copper producer Craigmont Mines.

The nine hole drilling program is designed to test:

1. MMI survey and Induced Polarization/Resistivity Survey ("IP") anomalies discovered in the Chataway Lake area;

2. Confirm previous publicized drill results in the area; and

3. Check for continuing mineralization from Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: HPY) recently discovered Zone 1 on our western boundary and Zone 2 on our north western boundary (see Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. news release dated March 30, 2011).

Drill locations and further details of the property can be reviewed in the report entitled "Geological Report on the Highland Valley Property" by William R. Bergey, P.Eng., Consulting Geologist dated September 25, 2009 and filed on SEDAR and the Companyâ¬xs website at www.HighbankResources.com.

Anomalous MMI geochemical results were obtained over a wide zone of intersecting faults that follows Chataway Creek. An MMI anomaly area was also detected over the Chataway Zone south of Chataway Lake where a historical resource of approximately 500,000 tonnes grading 1.58% copper was reported. The resource estimate was based on rather sparse diamond drilling and it is non-compliant under NI 43- 101. The IP survey on the Tap Block has been completed and results will be announced as soon as compiled.

This news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. William R. Bergey, the qualified person under NI 43-101.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of HIGHBANK RESOURCES LTD.

Jake Bottay, President and CEO